Audrey had linked arms with Tris and they slowly made their way down the hill back into the village, following the others who walked a few metres ahead of them. They did not rush, took their time, enjoyed the balmy August air filled with the smell of burning wood. It made you briefly forget why they were here, what they were celebrating. But the young man at her side, dressed in his uniform, was the inescapable reminder that they had reached the end of another world war. One that had been even more brutal than the first.

I read a lot of fics so I thought I might make a little "master" document of all the fics I've read and really liked! A link to the fic, the author, and a blurb about what I enjoyed about the fic below 💛

Show Continuations

Waiting on a Miracle by shepard_2077

Shepard picks up where season 2 leaves off so cleanly it's like I never actually stopped watching the show. They've written the characters so accurately that I actually watched the show in my head as I read -- this is my own personal S3, and has been since I read it. I highly recommend reading this fic if you're itching for closure for the story. It does focus more heavily on Leah and Fatin's relationship and how that develops -- the fic is written entirely from their POVs -- so if that's a deal breaker for you, it's better you know now than later. It's also got a sequel!

After the Fall by shepard_2077

Speaking of sequels, here's the sequel to "Waiting on a Miracle"! It's going to spoil the ending of the previous fic for you if I say too much more about the fic itself, but it's important to note -- this fic is still updating as of writing this post. We're at 20/26 chapters, but Shepard is a writer worth waiting for! If you love long chapters, these two fics are for you.

Mad Girl's Love Song by ThornedRose44

Another continuation fic, this one starts similarly to "Waiting on a Miracle" but immediately takes a sharp left turn. It's a shorter fic, sitting at just about half of Miracle, but it's not any less gripping of a story. If you like the thriller genre and works that make you think, you'll absolutely love this fic. Be careful though, it has a very good chance of making you cry!

Alternate Universes

Where the Wild Things Grow by filmfanatic82

I've made a post about this fic before (here) so it's a no-brainer that it ends up on this list. It's a beautifully-written summer camp AU that captures the essence of friendship, love, loss, and what it means to fight for what you care about in less than 200k words. I actually wish this one was longer! Each chapter is a different POV from a different Unsinkable; filmfanatic82 knows these characters like they created the girls themselves, and it's proven in the way these chapters are divided and written.

Old Flame by twop69

This fic... this was the first long Shoni fic I ever read, and it set the bar high. The quality of the writing itself is lovely. It's a slow burn (no seriously: S L O W B U R N), it's classic Enemies to Lovers, Toni's a firefighter and Shelby... well, I'll leave some things as a surprise. But it's cute, I think I read the whole thing in 3 days I was so hooked on it? My wife was impressed and excited that I'd found a fic that had so thoroughly hooked me. It's worth the read, really.

Return to the Wilds by filmfanatic82

This one I always want to toss into the "continuations" pile but it's not really a continuation, it's more an alternate timeline than an alternate universe: and it kind of follows "Mad Girl's Love Song" in some of its premise. It's also written by the lovely filmfanatic82, who knows these girls like the back of their hand -- so it's a multi-POV fic and it is a great one at that. It's gripping, it has action, it's still really similar to the source material compared to the last fic of theirs mentioned. If you like "more island scenarios with the girls," you'll like this one.

If you mean everything from the sacrifice to the present, then I think he'd be horrified. He wouldn't want to believe it, but it might be even more horrifying because I think deep down he'd know he's capable of making that sacrifice in the right circumstances. Honestly it might even be enough of a shock to his system that it could be the start of him re-evaluating the dream and getting out of his sunk cost fallacy thinking.

On the other hand, if you mean specifically NeoGriffith's actions, and he's unaware of the Eclipse, then that might be even more interesting as a starting point lol, because I think he'd be on board. Like say he was transported to Falconia, got a tour, and had a chat with NeoGriffith. NGriff explains that he talked to God, got some divine abilities, and has used them to turn Midland into a utopia while explaining that the dangerous high fantasy genre shift was necessary both to stop a world-destroying monster and also to create something for humanity to unite against.

Like, Griffith would absolutely buy in. He'd be riding that high of future success and having his actions condoned by God so hard that the little bits of dissonance would take a long time to make him second guess anything. Like where are the original Hawks? And why does NeoGriffith kinda creep him out? He seems a little too inhuman, and does Griffith really want to change like that someday?

And of course in this concept he'd have to be stuck in the future for a little while, so he and Guts can meet lol, and (after shock and awe and emotion) Guts can tell him the details that NGriff skipped, and Griffith can have that horrified crisis, maybe even dig his heels in and refuse to accept it. But then obviously there's a moment of truth where he somehow has to choose between Guts and Falconia and chooses Guts.

And that's probably when he wakes up back in the past, and gets the chance to change everything lol.

Data About Me:

Penname: Anne E. Moja

Authoress | AO3 profile

Female, she/her, they/them

Location nondisclosed

Writing fanfiction ever since 2001 – I started with Harry Potter and I’ve returned to Harry Potter xD

Perfectionist, Introvert, just existing in her little corner of the web

Data About My Fic:

“Birds of a Feather” series – a (mostly) canon continuation of the Harry Potter series Cursed Child is canon and this is the hill I’ll die on. Looooong fic bridging the gap between the end of Deathly Hallows and the Epilogue, depicting the development of the wizarding world through the eyes of the golden trio, canon characters and their non-canon sidekicks. Plot-centric with a good dose of world building.

Started on 1st September 2022, under chaotic circumstances and motivated by “write what you want to read” and posted two years later because I finally felt confident enough about it xD.

Status:

Book - "Harry Potter and the Feather of the Augurey": 39 chapters written and finished. 3rd May 1998- 31st December 1999.

Book - "Harry Potter and the Werewolves' Den": 46 chapters written and finished. 3rd January 2000- April 2001.

Book - "Harry Potter and the White Wedding": 48 chapters written and finished. April 2001 - February 2003

Book - "His Human Legacy": 26 chapters written and finished. April 1954 – 2nd May 1998

Book - "Harry Potter and the Pink Party": 80 chapters written and finished. October 2003 - 21st July 2007

Book - "Harry Potter and the Queen of Ravens": 53 chapters written, Book at 65%. 1st September 2009- XX.XX.201X.

Side Stories to “Birds of a Feather”: “Heringshappen” - Each encounter with the alleged seer Trelawney made Aberforth believe more in fate, but only insofar as that he was sure fate must absolutely hate him. Sybill, on the other hand, was becoming attached to him. Or to his absinthe. Finished. “Totengräber” (aka "Bury your Gays Together, damn it!") - a six-part story about Harry Potter’s mission to reunite two enemies/lovers after death. Grindeldore. Finished. “Blood”-Series: “Young Blood" It was the eve of the Second Wizarding war and he'd just been made their leader. At twenty-seven years, he was the youngest Head of the Auror's Office ever. And Gawain Robards didn't expect himself to live. Finished. "To Draw the First Blood” - sequel to "Young Blood". Finished.

“Phoenix”-Series: “Ashborn” The past, the present and the non-existing future of Aurelius Dumbledore, as depicted on his last day and during his funeral. Bonus sibling drama and bonus ex-lovers spat included. Finished. “The Black Horned Serpent” A broken father turns to the sin of magic to attempt to bring back his dead son. A mad witch exploits the grief for her own intentions. And Albus and Gellert find themselves forced to work together to prevent the greater bad from occuring… Sequel to “Ashborn”, an interpretation of what a fourth “Fantastic Beasts”-movie could have been about. 1st chapter of 11 posted. "Halcyon Days" What harm does it take for a single man to inflict upon the world, to be recognized as an unique tyrant? What does it take for a single man to fall to despair and abandon his own morality - and to try to do this same to his feelings (unsuccessfully)? Started, 2 scenes out of 6 finished. Interlude between “The Black Serpent” and “Rise of the Phoenix”. “Rise of the Phoenix” The final duel of 1945 and the tales of the survivors. Climax of a fan’s imagination of the fifth “Fantastic Beasts”-movie. 3 scenes out of XX? finished.

"Share my Gossip, Share my Wine" - One-shot, of Vinda, Queenie, a lot of wine and even more gossip, courtesy of one Legilimens and one (or two?) disaster gay(s). Finished.

"All the Things She (Never) Said" - One-shot, Vinda x Queenie. Vinda is pardoned after the war, but at what price? Finished.

Other Stories/AUs: “Casus Belli” (aka "Gellert makes sure the HP series never takes place by killing every plot important character and their grandfather") - a seven-part story, taking place in an AU where the final duel between Dumbledore and Grindelwald never happened, as tragedy befell one party much earlier, forcing the other party to resort to the darkest arts to preserve their perceived love and resulting in a bloody war for revenge. Dark Grindeldore. Finished.

"Pact of Haematolagnia" (aka "Blood Pact goes horrible wrong") - Halloween-themed Grindeldore, five parts. Finished.

Chapter 24 - Tough Love

Levi is finally regaining his coherence, but Mikasa isn't about to coddle him for his bad behavior, despite how much his actions have hurt her. Tough love is the Ackerman love language, and Mikasa uses it to make sure her cousin can't self-medicate any more. But then Levi wakes suffering from a mysterious illness that neither of he nor Mikasa have ever experienced before. Despite that, Levi finally reveals to Mikasa why he tried to push her away the night he disappeared.

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I lied in my previous post, I finished this on time. (I mean, technically it is a day late, as it's 12:53 AM as I write this, but I haven't gone to sleep yet, so it's still the same day lol.) As mentioned in the notes on Ao3, this chapter is a bit longer, and it took me longer to finish for that reason, but also today was Mother's Day in the US, so I didn't have as much time to revise as I normally do on a Sunday.

The final chapters are going to be longer, so I'd expect them to take longer to revise in accordance. I wonder what you all think these agents want, since it is the last item on the docket to resolve before the end of this story. It'd be cool to hear some theories in the comments! But I won't reveal anything. I really hope you're not expecting what I have planned!

Chapter 10: Things that happen when an adult couple lives together - excerpt

“Why do you always butt in on how I handle my athletes, Vitya?” Yakov asked sourly.

Viktor pouted. “I’m just pointing out ways to optimise training for all of us.”

“No, you’re trying to optimise training for yourself and your boyfriend.”

Huh? Is he still bitter over me taking time off to coach a student of my own? Or is this about something else? Viktor pulled a folded sheet of paper from his coat. “I’ve sketched my idea here. Have a look and tell me what you think, okay?”

Scowling, Yakov took the sheet from him. A long moment went by, filled with the scratching of blades on ice and Yakov’s eyes flitting across the sheet. Then he let out a long sigh. “It’s not that easy, Vitya. I must think this through. Let’s discuss this after Europeans.”

Viktor hated being left hanging in suspense. He hated not being taken seriously. It hurt that after twenty years, Yakov still had no trust in him. “No, Yakov,” he said. “No more power games. I don’t care if you think little of my coaching or doubt that I’ll be able to make a comeback. You accepted me back and I would love it if you gave me a chance. So, let’s get along.”

Still scowling, Yakov cast another glance at the paper sheet. “At least, you had the mind not to reschedule the times when I have the rink. If Georgi wants to skate late, he may have that.”

“Thank you, Yakov!” Viktor exclaimed and hugged his coach.

Yakov grunted. “Listen Vitya.” He jabbed his finger at Viktor. “The new schedule will come into effect after Europeans. I don’t care what you and your boyfriend do until then.”

“Okay. Now, let’s talk about sending me to Worlds.”

Twenty minutes later, Viktor left the rink. In the corridor, he stopped and checked his phone. He had one new message from Tasty Katsudon.

[Where are you?]

[On my way home. I’ll bring news], Viktor texted back.

...

Read Chapter 10 of From St. Petersburg with Love here

It's my idea for a season 2, set three years after the end of the series! It's subtitled "Attack of the Remnant". Summary & link at the bottom of this post! Come check it out, if you like! I've been super inspired recently, so I've been working really hard on it and hope to get fully into it, write as much as I can before Silksong comes out and that eats up all my attention, lol.

The first two chapters are out already (the second chapter is the first part of what I've been calling "episodes"), with the second part well on the way! I just wanted to publish something so I don't try making something big all at once, only to burn out before I can finish, like I usually do.

Each chapter will have a drawing to go along with it, so I'll be posting them here, as little, just-before-it-comes-out sneak peeks!

Murder Drones - Season 2: Attack of the Remnant

Summary: Three years have passed since the defeat of Cyn at the hands of Uzi, N, and V, and, aside from the still pending "threat" of a severely outmatched J stalking the icy streets and plains beyond the outposts, everything's been going pretty well for Uzi. She's a god now, people respect(?) her, she and the WDF are working towards uniting the outposts (with promising progress), and she's got both normal friends and a pretty rockin' boyfriend. Other than a verbally grating bodymate, things really couldn't be better.